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Question:Definition: A patronymic name derived from the given name "Rousel," old French for someone with red hair or a red face.

Surname Origin: English, Scottish, Irish

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Definition: A patronymic name derived from the given name "Rousel," old French for someone with red hair or a red face.

Surname Origin: English, Scottish, Irish

If you do a search for "genealogy Russell" you'll find lots more info

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This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the surname 'Russell',
Russell
English, Scottish, and Irish: from Rousel, a common Anglo-Norman French nickname for someone with red hair, a diminutive of Rouse with the hypocoristic suffix -el.
Americanized spelling of German Rüssel, from a pet form of any of the various personal names formed with the Old High German element hrod ‘renown’.
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Scottish/Norman from the nickname for red hair diminutive of rouse
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Americanized surname of German forename Russel

I am not sure where the name Russell originates from but I have a great Grandmother Jessie Anderson Russell who lived and died in Glasgow Scotland. She was married to James Simpson and had several sons including my Grandfather Angus Simpson. Could the name have originated in Europe?
Does anyone else have a take on this question?